To Have Murderous Thoughts About Colleague?

Today he’s been reviewing my work over the last few months to get familiar with the accounts and when I asked how he was getting on, his reply was ‘it’s all quite good actually! I’m really surprised!’

Later in the day, he commented that ‘you’re actually quite good at your job aren’t you?’

Then ‘well done, this looks like you planned it this way’

He also proceeded to explain my job to me in great detail. Over. And over. And over again. All the while, asking very very basic questions and eventually I said ‘yep, that’s very standard, have you not seen that before?’ To call him out on it and he replied ‘yeah I have, I just wanted to see if you knew why it’s done that way’

I DID FUCKING PLAN IT THAT WAY, IM VERY GOOD AT MY JOB AND YOU ARE REPLACING ME BECAUSE IM MOVING TO A MUCH, MUCH MORE SENIOR ROLE YOU INTOLLERABLE, MANSPLAINING SHART GOBLIN

Somebody PLEASE lend me their willpower because I’m one ‘well done’ away from stapling a gold star to his fucking forehead.

I need to bite my tongue so I can leave and get to my new job but I’m really bloody struggling

‘I find when I’m talking to clients that it works best if you explain what you mean when you talk them through things. It’s a really good way to manage them’

‘Oh! that’s where I’ve been going wrong! See, I’ve been going into client meetings, ranting in tongues for 20 minutes without taking a breath and then explained the whole thing again through the medium of interpretive dance’

I’m going to have to call him on it tomorrow if he does it again (he absolutely will). I fear for my sanity if i don’t.

I actually think it’s because HE doesn’t understand a lot of the stuff in the accounts and he’s pointing out the obvious because he thinks his understanding is revolutionary, when it’s actually completely basic.

You've made him feel inadequate by being so good at your job. So nows he's overcompensating by playing 'explainer'. Be glad it didn't get nasty:. My replacement who'd been simmering with resentment despite my taking her to lunch, introducing her round, going thru the fab handover notes I'd been given by my predecessor etc, asking if she'd prefer to do stuff alone or have me come with etc, on my last day, had a public shouting fit at me because she forgot we'd agreed to a last chat. My bosses were aghast.

I wouldn’t mind, but I spent the last 3 weeks gettzing everything ship shape and Bristol fashion so that when he came in it would be a super quick handover and an easy first few weeks for him.. wish I hadn’t bothered!

You’ve explained accountancy, well done you. That’s very useful as I’m a qualified accountant. I also have x years experience & moving to a senior role. You see I’m a very good accountant SG. A very good accountant indeed.

Maybe steeple your hands for better effect. Now what else would you like to ask me?